Friday, February 13, 2009

Tristadecaphobia

Today is Friday the 13th, and if you are one of the many thousands of superstitious people who fear this day and all that it brings... there's not much I can do to ease your mind. Here's Social Distortion's "Bad Luck," just realize you're not alone out there!

There are 13 Moons in a yearThere are 13 witches in a traditional coven13 Notches on the horn carried by the Venus of LausselThere are 13 Buddhas in some schools of thought in India13 original colonies in AmericaThe known universe is currently thought to be about 13.7 billion yearsold, with an error of about one percent.There are 13 zodiac constellations, which consist of the 12 signs inthe astrological zodiac and Ophiuchus.In Judaism, 13 is considered a lucky number.One explanation for this is that the word אחד echad, Hebrew for 'one' and thus a way ofdescribing the unique God, has the numerological value of 13 accordingto the Gematria system.The ancient Maya used the number 13 in the development of theircalendrical science which served as the basis of their cosmology aswell. The 13:20 ratio expresses the frequencies and cycles ofCreation, now scientifically verifiable through the latest discoveriesabout the classical period Mayan Calendar.In Sikhism, the number thirteen (13) is a number devoted to theremembrance of God, therefore it is also considered lucky by peoplewho practice the Sikh faith.